On August 25, 2011, General Vo Nguyen Giap, a brilliant student of late President Ho Chi Minh and excellent child of the nation and a legendary general who is beloved and respected by both Vietnamese people and international friends, was 100 years old.
His life and great contribution is considered an immortal epic. After one century, everything can change but the values of his life and brilliant career have been in the hearts of all Vietnamese generations and peace-loving people around the world.
For many decades, General Vo Nguyen Giap gives special feelings to and encourages generations of Vietnam Pictorial’s reporters and editors in its development. Established after the glorious Dien Bien Phu Victory, Vietnam Pictorial has always accompanied the struggles for national liberation in the past and the present-day cause of national construction, renovation and development.
On this special occasion, Vietnam Pictorial would like to send best wishes to General Vo Nguyen Giap and introduce to domestic and international readers unforgettable photographs of his life and career.
General Vo Nguyen Giap (second row, left) together with the late President Ho Chi Minh and two army officers study the combat sketch of the Border Campaign (1950). Photo: Exhibition’s file
Commander of the Vietnam Liberation Army Vo Nguyen Giap parades for the first time on August 26, 1945 in Hanoi.
Photo: Exhibition’s file 
General Vo Nguyen Giap on the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Photo: Exhibition’s file
General Vo Nguyen Giap visits Nam Dinh Textile Factory (1981). Photo: Trong Thanh
General Vo Nguyen Giap with pupils. Photo: Trong Thanh
General Vo Nguyen Giap revisits people in Dien Bien Phu (1994).
General Vo Nguyen Giap during his visit to Hai Ba Trung Temple in Phuc Tho (formerly Ha Tay). Photo: Exhibition’s file
General Vo Nguyen Giap visits the bunker of General De Castries in Dien Bien Phu (1994). Photo: Trong Thanh
General Vo Nguyen Giap offers his suggestions on the content of the VNP issue on the 55th anniversary of the victory at Dien Bien Phu. Photo: VNP’s file.
Giap’s kind sentiments to Vietnam Pictorial on the occasion of publishing the issue to celebrate the 55th anniversary of the victory at Dien Bien Phu. Photo: VNP’s file |
Story: Thuc Hien - Photos: Trong Thanh (VNP’s file) – File from the photo exhibition “General Vo Nguyen Giap”